Smuttynose Maibock

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

Bottle acquired via trade with jjpm74...thanks John!!! Although the nose lacks intense aroma (just a slight underwhelming sweetness), visually this beer is stunning. Hazy 14 karat with an amazing 2-inch head that leaves significant lacing on the glass. Flavor is highly malted...with candied sugar, honey, and caramel on the tongue. The 7.7% isn’t noticeable and the hops find their way in the finish. A pretty solid beer by Smuttynose.

On tap at Track 84 in Warwick, RI. Cloudy gold color with a medium white head. Aroma of hops, apples, and honey. Very refreshing beer with a nice combination of sweet and tart with a noticeable but not overpowering hop finish. Tastes like Spring. Very nice beer!

1 pint 6 fl. oz (US) Big Botle series. 2008 recipe. Pours copper in color with a generous off-white, creamy head. Aroma of yeast, alcohol, and some hops. Medium mouth feel. Tastes more sour than sweet. It is kind of bitter but noit like a traditional bitter brew. The hops are not overpowering but I can tell they are there.

Tap at Mugs Ale House: Pours an orange/golden with a small but strong white head. Decent aroma of soft German malts, a hint of citrus and a subtle hop note. Creamy body with a solid malt bite. Has a very light honey sweetness along with balancing herbal hop hints and a grainy character. A solid Bock.

A very solid maibock, nice light body that you kind of expect out of this kind of beer with sweetness and a good deal of alcohol burn. Yum.

Bottle. Hazy cloudy gold color with medium sized fizzy head. Aroma of sweet malt,light caramel, bisquet dough, and hops. The taste was the same but rich, big, and chewy. Sweet and too thick so refreash you on a nice spring day, but enjoyable never the less.

Near cloudy dark golden to amber colored liquid. Taller, somewhat fluffy vanilla milk colored head. Dried flower, biscuits, raisin scone and light cream caramel aromas. Maibock does not come to mind. Some apricot pits also seem to be present in the scent as I try to figure this one out. Light sweet flavors in the front with light caramel and lightly toasted malt and clover honey. Middle has a return of dried flower and wintergreen hops. Not as clean as I like my maibocks, but the flavors are malty with just enough hops to make things interesting.

Pours a cloudy golden-orange color with a dense, foamy, off-white head. Sticky clumps of lacing cling to the glass. The nose is sweet and toasty up front, with a good deal of caramel providing the malt base. Spicy, floral overtones and a touch of fresh ginger complete the nose. The flavor is again very sweet, falling on the saccharine side of balanced. Toasty caramel is joined by wildflowers, ginger, coriander, and various other spices. A substantial, syrupy body finishes pretty clean, but sits heavy on the stomach. Overall, a very solid example of a style I’m not really crazy about. Nice beer.